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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Mary Poppins
1964
****½
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns

This irresistible Disney musical is set in London in the early years of the 20th century, and it's based on a series of books by P.L. Travers. The Banks family hire a new magical nanny, Mary Poppins, who is practically perfect in every way. The moving story contains light and dark moments, and the Academy Award winning songs by the Sherman brothers (A Spoonful of Sugar, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, etc.) are unforgettable. The film earned Julie Andrews an Oscar and made her a star. Two more Oscars for editing and visual effects.